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Vehicle 50395

Class 103

Builder: Park Royal
Layout: Low-Density
Length: 57ft
Coupling Code: Blue Square
Coupling Type: Screw
Gangway Type: LMS
Engines: AEC 150hp
Transmission: Mechanical
Lot Number: 30286
Diagram: 635

Allocations

Nov-57	New to	6G (Llandudno Junction)
Apr-58	Transferred to	3C (Ryecroft)
Jun-60	Depot code change	21F
Sep-63	Depot code change	2G
w/e 07/01/67	Transferred to	6A (Chester)
06/05/73	Depot code change	CH
Apr-82	Withdrawn from	CH (Chester)

Disposal

Scrapped by Mayer Newman, Snailwell

Some sample formations the vehicle has been noted in:

50395	56150	As delivered to 6G - November 1957
50395	56104	Noted 01/01/68 - at Manchester Exchange¹
50395	56104	Noted 21/08/68 - at Chester¹
50395	56055	Noted 01/01/70 - at Crewe²
50395	56150	Noted 22/10/71 - at Crewe¹
50395	56150	Noted 18/04/73 - at Chester²
50395	56150	Noted 09/09/73 - at Chester²
50395	56055	Noted 23/08/75 - in Birmingham New Street²
50395	56055	Noted 13/12/1975 - at Birmingham New Street ³
50395	56055	Noted 10/04/76 - in Manchester Victoria¹
50395	56353	Noted 17/07/76 - in Manchester Victoria¹
50395	56159	Noted 11/04/1977 - 2J62, 08.42 Llandudno to Manchester Victoria⁴
50395	56159	Noted 06/07/1977 - 2D62, 10.50 Manchester Victoria to Llandudno⁴
50395	56165	Noted circa 08/1979⁴
50395	56165	Noted 23/10/1980 - At Shrewsbury Station⁵

Formation Sources
1: Leonard Rogers
2: Gerald Brown
3: Peter Wallwork
4: Eddie Knorn
5: Shayne Lewis

Images:

1968

M50395 is caught at Llandudno Junction in 1968 paired with a Gloucester RC&W DTC. RW Carroll Collection.

27th May 1983

Class 103 Park Royal 2-car DMU 50395 + 56165 boarded up and ready for the scrap man, Tyseley 27-5-83. On the left is Class 116 TC 59028, and the boarded up refurbished car at the far end is also probably a Class 116. On Tour With the Class 13 Army.

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